Renold Julien

Community Advisor

RENOLD JULIENSummary§ Twenty years of direct experience in strategic planning and management§ Ability to develop a vision, achieve and deliver results in a wide variety of corporate and nonprofit settings§ Strong leadership, organizational and communication skills§ Overseen of the functioning and use of a recreation facilities that involves supervisory and managerial duties and a responsibility for enforcing the rules and regulations of youth facilities.Educational ExperienceBachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY, Professional ExperienceExecutive DirectorOperate a full-time community center that offers programs in: Adult education, Youth & Recreation, Immigration & Citizenship services, After School Programs and International Missions; Establish program guidelines and criteria, grant writing, oversee ongoing fundraising & annual support campaign; Supervise 10 full time and non-exempt administrative staff; Recruit, hire, train and evaluate full and part-time staff; Organize and conduct staff meetings and training events; Responsible for career development of full-time professional staff; Oversee financial management of the annual budget; Develop and project new annual budget, balance and allocate funds and ensure financial goals are metOrganizationsMember of Orange and Rockland Community Board DevelopmentFounder of the Rockland County Immigrant CoalitionFounder of Konbit Neg Lakay a Rockland County Non For Profit OrganizationPresident of the National Society of Black Engineer “Manhattan College Chapter”Staff member and writer of the Manhattan New Paper “Quadrangle”

Renold Julien's Contributions

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- As a humanitarian crisis unfolds in Haiti, where at least 1,000 people were killed from Hurricane Matthew, and a cholera outbreak is taking hold, Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced Thursday that unused supplies from the Summit Park nursing home will be donated to local groups assisting with the Haitian relief efforts. "We want these supplies to go ...

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. - When asked to describe himself with one word, Edenis Agustin thought for a moment before answering: “balanced.”It might be the best way to describe the Spring Valley High School valedictorian when considering everything he was involved in as a Tiger: a three-year starter at cornerback for the varsity football team, a member of each honors society, a Key Club ...

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. - At least six hours of sleep, some time to relax, and consistency were three keys to success in high school for Keesha Predestin. Predestin, the valedictorian at Ramapo High School, was honored for her academic accomplishments last week by Rockland County Haiti Relief alongside Spring Valley High School valedictorian Edenis Augustin. Before experiencing the elation ...

SRPING VALLEY, N.Y. -- Rockland County Haiti Relief Campaign will celebrate the success of two Haitian-American students. Edenis Augustin, the valedictorian at Spring Valley High School, and Keesha Predestin, the valedictorian at Ramapo High School, will be honored on June 23 for their achievement.The event will be held at Konbit Neg Lakay in Spring Valley.

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- Haitian organization, Konbit Neg Lakay, doing business as Rockland County Haiti Relief, in Spring Valley, has a community center and provides support and services to the growing Haitian community in Rockland County.Teaching clients to speak and write in English is a main priority, which helps clients access and keep jobs, interact at their children's schools, ...

RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Rockland Community College will celebrate Haitian heritage with a series of free events that began Thursday.Chef Michelle Timothee of La Talaye Catering opened the series Thursday with a Haitian cooking demonstration at the Student Union from 12:30-1:30 p.m.Marc Mathelier will demonstrate Sounds and Legends of Haiti with a musical interlude on classical guitar at the ...

SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Rockland County Haiti Relief, a Spring Valley-based charity, has scheduled two fundraising events this holiday season.On Saturday, Dec. 19, and Sunday, Dec. 20, the group is sponsoring Kompathon, a celebration of Haitian dancing, at the Palisades Mall in West Nyack.The event, which runs from 12 noon to 9 p.m. both days, is free, but donations to the Haitian relief cause ...

RAMAPO, N.Y. -- The Rockland County Haiti Relief Fund invites county residents to participate in the "Keeping the Hope of Haiti Alive Week of Commemoration." Jan. 12 to 16. The following is planned on Jan. 16 the "Day of Remembrance."Schools will hold a moment of silence during morning announcements to honor the lost lives of the earthquake victims. A candlelight ...

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- Leaders of the county's Haitian community met behind closed doors Tuesday with representatives from Interim Healthcare and Assemblywoman Ellen C. Jaffee (D) to tease out how it was possible that a discriminatory advertisement seeking nurses ran in the local Pennysaver. They also discussed policies that need to be implemented to insure such a breach never happens ...

SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Suffern-area residents will soon be offering the ravaged nation of Haiti another helping hand.Rockland County Haiti Relief’s 2016 annual fundraising gala will be held Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Suffern.The relief organization, at 16 E. Church St. in Spring Valley, was founded in 2008.The group expanded its efforts on behalf of the island after the ...